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To earn CFP certification, an individual must satisfy the following certification requirements :

Candidates for CFP certification must hold the Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA) designation, and must master theoretical and practical personal financial planning knowledge by completing a comprehensive course of study which is approved by FPSB Ireland.

Approved courses of study are:

Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning

FPSB Ireland has appointed The Institute of Banking College of Professional Finance (a recognised college of UCD) – in association with LIA and the Irish Tax Institute – as the approved provider of educational courses for candidates for the CFP certification examinations in the Republic of Ireland.
Completion of the UCD course will lead to the award by UCD of a Graduate Diploma in Personal Financial Planning, which will stand alone as a qualification independent of CFP certification.
A brochure in respect of this course may be downloaded from any of the following websites:

Candidates for CFP certification must have a minimum of three years’ experience in the personal financial planning process prior to being awarded CFP certification to ensure that they possess financial counselling skills in addition to personal financial planning knowledge.FPSB Experience Requirements

As a final step to certification, candidates for CFP certification must agree to abide by a strict Code of Ethics that defines their ethical responsibilities to the public, clients and employers. CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professionals must disclose any investigations or legal proceedings related to their professional or business conduct and agree to act fairly, diligently and with integrity, offering clients professional services that are objective and based on clients’ needs. CFP professionals must disclose in writing to clients information about their sources of compensation and conflicts of interestFPSB Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility

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